Ross Fork Lakes

Ross Fork Lakes: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Ross Fork Lakes

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Ross Fork Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.75287, -115.03268. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ross Fork Lakes

• Two Point Mountain · viewpoint · Camas · ~6 km · Must-see
• Paradise Peak · viewpoint · Camas · ~19 km · Must-see
• Skillern Peak · viewpoint · Camas · ~24 km · Must-see
• Snowyside Peak · viewpoint · Blaine · ~26 km · Must-see
• Little Spangle Lake · lake · Elmore · ~27 km · Must-see
• Alice Lake · lake · Blaine · ~27 km · Must-see
• Three Island Lake · lake · Boise · ~28 km · Must-see
• El Capitan · viewpoint · Blaine · ~28 km · Must-see
• Rock Slide Lake · lake · Boise · ~28 km · Must-see
• Alturas Lake · lake · Blaine · ~28 km · Must-see
• Steel Mountain · viewpoint · Elmore · ~29 km · Must-see
• Heart Lake · lake · Camas · ~29 km · Must-see
• Benedict Lake · lake · Boise · ~29 km · Must-see
• Ardeth Lake · lake · Boise · ~30 km · Must-see
• Toxaway Lake · lake · Custer · ~30 km · Must-see
• Vernon Lake · lake · Boise · ~30 km · Must-see
• McDonald Peak · viewpoint · Blaine · ~30 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Camas · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ross Fork Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ross Fork Lakes

• Little Spangle Lake · lake · Elmore · ~27 km · Must-see
• Alice Lake · lake · Blaine · ~27 km · Must-see
• Three Island Lake · lake · Boise · ~28 km · Must-see
• Rock Slide Lake · lake · Boise · ~28 km · Must-see
• Alturas Lake · lake · Blaine · ~28 km · Must-see
• Heart Lake · lake · Camas · ~29 km · Must-see
• Benedict Lake · lake · Boise · ~29 km · Must-see
• Ardeth Lake · lake · Boise · ~30 km · Must-see
• Toxaway Lake · lake · Custer · ~30 km · Must-see
• Vernon Lake · lake · Boise · ~30 km · Must-see

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